Hind Abdul Hameed Hatem
Summary
Dynamic and adaptable professional with a strong focus on delivering excellent service and fostering innovation. Demonstrates exceptional problem-solving skills and the ability to manage priorities and workflow effectively. Committed to building relationships and developing others, while thriving under time constraints. Career goal: to leverage initiative and leadership skills in a challenging environment that encourages growth and learning.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work history
Financial Crime Officer
National Bank of Bahrain
09.2022 - 05.2025
- Review and update FC, AML/CFT and sanction policies and procedures and conduct gap analysis to ensure adherence to regulatory requirements.
- To be updated with all AML and Sanctions related regulations and reporting requirements.
- Monitor, review and investigate customer's daily transactions.
- Review and provide feedback on local and international payment, and Assist in executing Sanctions screening and monitoring program.
- Perform customer due diligence review, screening new and existing customers, and ensure the quality and completeness of CDD.
- Ensuring that the relationships are appropriately categorized for customer risk assessment and due diligence.
- Continuous enhancement and optimization of KYC processes and provide recommendation if needed.
Assistant Vice President - MLRO
Al Baraka Banking Group
11.2018 - 08.2022
- Ensure that compliance along with AML/CFT policies, procedures, manuals, and checklists of ABG's are adhering to relevant Central Bank of Bahrain Rules and Regulations.
- Ensure that all units are advised with respect to CBB's rules & regulations, and Sanctions lists updates.
- Support the units in updating or amending AML/CFT & sanction policies and procedures to be in line with CBB's rules and regulations.
- To guide and support the subsidiaries with regards to customer due diligence, sanction screening, and reviewing / monitoring customers transactions.
- Review ABG's subsidiaries Quarterly Compliance reports and request for further details and justifications if needed.
- Ensuring that PEP and high-risk relationships are identified, and proper due diligence is conducted
- Perform customer due diligence and screening for new and existing customers.
- Ensure adherence to the timeline set for reviewing, reporting and escalating AML, KYC & sanctions alerts.
- Assist the subsidiaries in reviewing L/C transactions involving high risk counterparties / jurisdictions.
- Monitor, review and investigate ABG's customer's daily transactions.
- Provide AML, KYC & sanction screening trainings to ABG's along with the subsidies staff.
Deputy MLRO
Gulf International Bank (GIB)
07.2015 - 10.2018
- Reviewing and updating Compliance Risk Matrices.
- Review KYC forms for new and existing customer.
- Review, analyze and investigate AML, KYC & sanction alerts and ensure they are properly resolved.
- Monitor and evaluate day-to-day compliance with AML\CFT policy and CBB's financial Crimes Module.
- Ensuring that the relationships are appropriately categorized for customer risk assessment and due diligence and that such categorization is supported.
- Ensuring that PEP and high-risk relationships are identified and due diligence, as well as semi-annual reviews by relationship managers, are conducted in accordance with regulatory requirement and GIB procedure.
- Review L/C transactions involving counterparties in high-risk jurisdictions for compliance with the applicable sanction programs.
Assistant Manager
Gulf International Bank (GIB)
09.2008 - 07.2015
- To examine and ensure that the account opening documents are certified/verified and have been checked by the Maker prior to relocating the customer number to the AML System.
- Ratify and update the customer profile with the received documents in the AML System.
- To be responsible for the daily monitoring of the AML violations, and initiate constant follow-ups directly with the concerned Account Office.
- To bring immediately to the attention of section head or head of Operations and the MLRO, for any suspicious transactions.
- Review periodically all clients' files ensuring that all the records are in order.
- Review all KYC entries \ records and liaise with the Relationship managers for any issues or inquiries.
Portfolio Assistant
Al-Ahlia Securities
12.2007 - 07.2008
- Preparing statements of accounts for such managed account, verifying the accuracy of such statements and sending them to the clients on time.
- Providing reports of cash position and holdings of such clients to the Head of section regularly.
- To assist with renewal activity/follow up and renewal reports involving monthly data collection and analysis.
- Communicating \ Corresponding with Clients, associate companies etc.
Trainee
Gulf Finance House
07.2005 - 08.2005
- Prepare and type all documents, presentations, correspondence letters and memos in Arabic and or English when instructed and required.
- Interface with key people, i.e., management, investors, strategic alliance partners, customers, government representatives etc.
- Manage administrative activities related to processing of payments for department expenses or employee reimbursements.
- Preparing annual reports on investment placement progress and performance.
- Maintaining records of all invoices; prepare and dispatch cheque payments.
- Handling petty cash.
- Post Journal Voucher and receipt transactions in the accounting system.
Education
Commercial School Certificate -
Isa Town Secondary School
2000 - 2003
Bachelor degree - Banking & Finance
University of Bahrain
2003 - 2007
CAMS -
Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering
ICA certificate in Managing Sanction Risk -
International Compliance Association
Skills
- Problem solving skills
- Ability to manage priorities and workflow
- Ability to learn and work under time constraints
- Delivering excellent service
- Innovation
- Initiative
- Managing and developing others
- Building relationships
- Adaptable team player
Languages
English
Fluent
Arabic
Fluent
Custom
Furnished upon request
Timeline
Financial Crime Officer
National Bank of Bahrain
09.2022 - 05.2025
Assistant Vice President - MLRO
Al Baraka Banking Group
11.2018 - 08.2022
Deputy MLRO
Gulf International Bank (GIB)
07.2015 - 10.2018
Assistant Manager
Gulf International Bank (GIB)
09.2008 - 07.2015
Portfolio Assistant
Al-Ahlia Securities
12.2007 - 07.2008
Trainee
Gulf Finance House
07.2005 - 08.2005
Commercial School Certificate -
Isa Town Secondary School
2000 - 2003
Bachelor degree - Banking & Finance
University of Bahrain
2003 - 2007
CAMS -
Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering
ICA certificate in Managing Sanction Risk -
International Compliance Association
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